Mississippi John Hurt – Sliding Delta (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Slidin' Delta Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (tab.) Time: 4/4, Q=170, Capo: 2, optionally. Eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Below the 6 guitar tab-lines (with standard tuning) are 4 additional tab lines for the vocal track. John Hurt plays very freely always varying his lines; here three variationss of the verse are given. Emphasize the bass beat one in every measure. "!" marks chords with bar/half-bar shape.
[VerseA]         
   E7     +     +       B7!    +     +       A7!    +     +              +     +       E      +     +
E|-----4--------4-----|-----5--------5-----|-----3--------3-----|-----2-h3-----2-h3--|-0------0-----------|
B|--------3--------3--|--------4--------4--|--------2--------2--|--------------------|--------------2-p0--|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-0---0-----------0--|-4---4-----------4--|-2---2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|
A|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-0---------0--------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-0---------0--------|

The Sli-           din’ Delta                run  right by   my   door            I'm leaving here, baby’, 
E|--------------------|--------------------|------0----3-----3--|-0------------------|-3----0-------------|
B|-3---------------0--|-3---0--------------|-3------------------|-----------------0--|-----------3-----0--|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

   B7     +     +       E  +     +     +     +           +              +     +     +                +
E|--------2-----------|-------------0-----------|-0------0---------|-------------0-----------|-0-----0-------|
B|--------------0-----|----------0-----2-----0--|------------------|----------0-----2-----0--|---------------|
G|-----------------2--|----0-h1-----------------|------------------|----0-h1-----------------|---------------|
D|-----1-----------1--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2------2--|
A|-2---------2--------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------0------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-------0-----|

   don’t you want to    go?
E|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
G|-2---0-----2-----0--|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|

[VerseB]         ... guitar track is same as above ...
   E7     +     +       B7!    +     +       A7!    +     +              +     +       E      +     +
E|-----4--------4-----|-----5--------5-----|-----3--------3-----|-----2-h3-----2-h3--|--------0-----------|
B|--------3--------3--|--------4--------4--|--------2--------2--|--------------------|--------------2-p0--|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-1------------------|
D|-0---0-----------0--|-4---4-----------4--|-2---2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|
A|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-0---------0--------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-0---------0--------|

     Leaving here, sweet baby,              don’t you  want to    go?          I’m  going up the country and I
E|-----7-----7---8----|-3---0--------------|------0----3-----3--|-0------------------|------0----2-----0--|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-2------------------|-----------------0--|-2------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

   B7     +     +       E  +     +     +     +           +              +     +     +                +
E|--------2-----------|-------------0-----------|-0------0---------|-------------0-----------|-0-----0-------|
B|--------------0-----|----------0-----2-----0--|------------------|----------0-----2-----0--|---------------|
G|-----------------2--|----0-h1-----------------|------------------|----0-h1-----------------|---------------|
D|-----1-----------1--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2------2--|
A|-2---------2--------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------0------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-------0-----|

  ain’t coming back no  more.
E|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
B|-3---0--------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
G|-----------2-----0--|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|

[VerseC]         
   E      +     +       A7!    +     +       A6!    +     +       A      +     +       E      +     +
E|-0---0--------0-----|-3---3--------3-----|-2---2--------2-----|-0---0--------0-----|--------0-----------|
B|-0---0--------0--3--|-2---2--------2-----|-2---2--------------|-2---2--------2-----|--------------2-p0--|
G|--------1-----------|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|-1------------------|
D|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|
A|-----------2--------|-0------------------|-0------------------|-0------------------|--------------------|
E|-0------------------|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-----------0--------|-0---------0--------|

 My suit-    case is    packed, my           trunk's already      gone            I’m  leaving here, baby, 
E|-7---------7---8----|-3---0--------------|------0----3-----3--|-0------------------|------0----2-----0--|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-2------------------|-----------------0--|-2------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

   B7     +     +       E  +     +     +     +           +              +     +     +                +
E|--------2-----------|-------------0-----------|-0------0---------|-------------0-----------|-0-----0-------|
B|--------------0-----|----------0-----2-----0--|------------------|----------0-----2-----0--|---------------|
G|-----------------2--|----0-h1-----------------|------------------|----0-h1-----------------|---------------|
D|-----1-----------1--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2--|-------2-----------2-----|-----2------2--|
A|-2---------2--------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------0------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-------0-----|

  what the world you waitin' on?
E|-----0-----2-----0--|-0-----------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
B|-2------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
[Lyrics] The Sliding Delta run right by my door, I'm leaving here baby, honey don't you wanna go? Leaving here sweet baby, honey don't you wanna go? I'm goin' up the country, and I ain't comin' back no more. My suitcase is packed, my trunk's already gone Oh, I'm leaving here baby, what the world you waitin' on? Leaving here sweet baby, honey what you waiting on? I say the Sliding Delta run right by my door, I'm leaving here baby, honey don't you wanna go? The big Kate Allen got ways just like a man, Lord it steal your baby everytime she land. Will steal your baby every time she land. I'm going, I'm going Up the country baby, honey don't you wanna go? To the river this morning, I sat down on the ground, Lord I had a good notion, hmm, jumpin' in and drown. The Sliding Delta run right by my door, I'm leaving here baby, honey don't you wanna go? ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************